Hadsel municipality
| Hadsel kommune | |||
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View of Stokmarknes during the winter
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 Hadsel within Nordland |
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| Coordinates: 68°32′06″N 14°49′30″E / 68.53500°N 14.82500°ECoordinates: 68°32′06″N 14°49′30″E / 68.53500°N 14.82500°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Vesterålen | ||
| Established | 1838 | ||
| Administrative centre | Stokmarknes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Siv Dagny Aasvik (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 566.56 km2 (218.75 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 551.13 km2 (212.79 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | #191 in Norway | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 8,009 | ||
| • Rank | #136 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 14.5/km2 (38/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 1.3% | ||
| Demonym(s) | Hadselværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1866 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | hadsel |
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Hadsel (Northern Sami: Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, Gjerstad, Grønning, Grytting, Hanøyvika, Hennes, Kaljord, Melbu, Sanden, and Sandnes.
The municipality is the southernmost municipality in the Vesterålen region. It is spread over four islands: Hadseløya, Hinnøya, Langøya, and Austvågøya. About 70% of the population live on Hadseløya island. Hadseløya island is connected to Langøya by the Hadsel Bridge and Børøy Bridge. Also, the Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, is located nearby. It is the busiest small aircraft airport in Norway, serving 100,000 passengers annually (1997).
The 567-square-kilometre (219 sq mi) municipality is the 191st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hadsel is the 136th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,009. The municipality's population density is 14.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (38/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.3% over the last decade.
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